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Dementia Friendly Environment – Lonsdale Extra Care Court , Penrith. Dementia Friendly Environment – Lonsdale Extra Care Court , Penrith. Extra Care and Dementia referral process Dementia Friendly environment in Extra Care H21 Dementia Voice End of Life Nurse Why apply for the funding.
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Dementia Friendly Environment –Lonsdale Extra Care Court , Penrith
Dementia Friendly Environment –Lonsdale Extra Care Court , Penrith • Extra Care and Dementia • referral process • Dementia Friendly environment in Extra Care • H21 Dementia Voice End of Life Nurse • Why apply for the funding
H21 Lonsdale Aspiration • Promote acceptance of a home for life in extra care even with dementia • how many people with undiagnosed dementia currently in extra care • allowing people to live a full life • Dementia Voice Nurse • Our plans following winning the bid • Provide advice when taking up tenancy
The Environment working for the person Provide a seamless service for people with dementia at end of life Provide a seamless service for people with dementia at end of life
CORRIDORS • Dark Corridors all same colour • No pictures on the walls • Patterned carpets
COMMUNAL TOILET Everything white or cream
LIFT • Large mirror on left
GARDENS • No shade • No returning paths • No raised planting areas
Our plans • Garden • Redecoration of communal areas • Lighting • Local pictures on walls for use in reminiscence • Cover mirror in lift with local scene • Resident Participation • Open day for before and after the works
Measure of Success • increased use of the garden and communal areas • more dementia residents ‘dying’ in their own home • happy coexistence of those with and those without dementia • pioneering extra care environments that accommodate Dementia within H21 and externally
Final thought • “As their dementia progresses, people may be less able to enter our world – we may need to enter theirs and enjoy it with them”Barbara Pointon